The 49ers have traded for Eagles Tremendous Bowl profitable defensive finish Bryce Huff, who will transfer to San Francisco in alternate for a 2026 midseason draft decide.
Eagles commerce Bryce Huff to 49ers
Though the vast majority of groups have accomplished their rosters and are getting ready for the 2025 season, with just below 100 days to go till kickoff there may be nonetheless loads of time for giant trades earlier than the marketing campaign will get underway.
The San Francisco 49ers have continued to reshape their protection since former Jets head coach Robert Saleh signed on a defensive coordinator on the finish of final season, and Bryce Huff is simply the newest star to signal.
Eagles now have agreed to commerce DE Bryce Huff to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2026 mid-round draft decide, pending a bodily. pic.twitter.com/fSemgtLqYl
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 2, 2025
Huff joins a robust San Francisco protection that has made loads of strikes this summer time which included retaining maintain of four-time First-Group All-Professional linebacker Fred Warner, who agreed to a brand new extension.
The Eagles had been pleased sufficient to commerce Huff away from their Tremendous Bowl profitable workforce in alternate for a 2026 midseason draft decide and after nearly per week of negotiations the Niners lastly obtained their man.
Huff was solely in Philadelphia for one season however he wasn’t in a position to compete all yr, with a wrist harm ruling him out within the latter levels of the common season after struggles to regulate to a brand new defensive system.
The defensive lineman was in a position to make his return for the postseason however he solely made transient appearances within the NFC Wild Card spherical and the Championship sport together with his harm nonetheless inflicting points. Huff was a late scratch from the Tremendous Bowl.
Regardless of his troubles on the sector, Huff nonetheless leaves Philadelphia with a primary profession Tremendous Bowl to his identify.
Earlier than Huff was signed by the Eagles in 2024, he performed underneath Robert Saleh’s New York Jets workforce between 2020 and 2023. A detailed relationship together with his new Defensive Coordinator may go a good distance in the direction of reviving Huff’s profession after an harm plagued 2024.
Bryce Huff’s latest IG posts after being traded to the #49ers 👀 pic.twitter.com/w8DDN5LP4g
— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) Might 30, 2025
In his last yr with the Jets, Huff managed 10 sacks, which earned him a contract with the Eagles. If he can recapture his type from 2023 underneath Saleh, the Niners may have a severe go rusher on their fingers.
How a lot will Bryce Huff earn?
Whereas a deal has been accomplished, Bryce Huff’s contract is barely extra sophisticated than the commerce itself for just a few causes.
As a part of the deal, Philadelphia was in a position to restructure Huff’s contract which was initially a three-year deal value $51.1million.
The Niners will now pay Huff roughly $7.95million this season and will he play poorly, the workforce may have the power to launch the previous Eagle at no additional price or danger.
Ought to Huff recapture any of his previous type although, San Francisco could also be inclined to pay Huff’s $17million wage in 2026 to maintain him on the workforce one other yr.
